Sam Howard v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (2017)

Sam Howard filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 27, 2016. Mr.

Howard alleged that he developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on or about July 23, 2015. The respondent denied that the Tdap immunization caused Mr.

Howard's injury. The parties reached a settlement agreement, and on March 27, 2017, they filed a joint stipulation.

As part of the settlement, the respondent agreed to issue a payment of $132,718.94 to Mr. Howard.

This amount was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to Mr. Howard and represented compensation for all damages available under the program.

Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded the compensation amount. The decision was filed on March 27, 2017.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Leah Durant represented the petitioner, and Mallori Openchowski represented the respondent.